No 1747
425 DX NEWS - DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
CN - Μέλη της Association Royale des Radio Amateurs du Maroc θα είναι ενεργοί σε διάφορες μπάντες και modes ως CN49MS από το Laayoune στη Δυτική Σαχάρα (στη ΒΔ Αφρική) από 1-15 Νοεμβρίου 2024. QSL via operator's instructions. Το special callsign γιορτάζει την 49η επέτειο της Marche Verte (Green March), που ήταν μια μαζική διαδήλωση για την υποστήριξη της αποκατάστασης της Μαροκινής Σαχάρας (Moroccan Sahara) και τον τερματισμό της ισπανικής αποικιακής κατοχής.
DL - Το DF20DCL είναι το special callsign για την DARC Team SES που γιορτάζει την 20η επέτειο του DARC Community Logbook από 18 Οκτωβρίου έως 29 Νοεμβρίου 2024. Όλα τα QSOs θα επιβεβαιώνονται αυτόματα via the bureau; direct cards via DL2VFR. Το DCL είναι ένα web-based application system για μια ευρεία εφαρμογή των DARC awards: https://dcl.darc.de/public/.
F - Το Radio Club Vendeen, F6KUF, θα είναι ενεργό ως TM10VG από 3-17 Νοεμβρίου 2024 για να γιορτάσει τη 10η έκδοση του Vendee Globe, που θα αναχωρήσει από το Les Sables d' Olonne, ένα παραθαλάσσιο θέρετρο και λιμάνι στην ακτή του Ατλαντικού της Δυτικής Γαλλίας, στις 10 Νοεμβρίου 2024. QSL via F6KUF (bureau), F5OEV (direct), eQSL (for QSOs on digital modes).
FW - Ο Bob, W7YAQ, και ο Al, K7AR, θα είναι ενεργοί ως FW7AA από το Wallis Island (OC-054), που είναι μια πολυνησιακή ατόλη / νησί στον Ειρηνικό Ωκεανό και ανήκει στη γαλλική υπερπόντια συλλογικότητα των Wallis και Futuna, από 16-29 Νοεμβρίου 2024. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or via W7YAQ. Κατά την επιστροφή τους θα σταματήσουν στο Nadi (OC-016), στα Νησιά Fiji στον Ειρηνικό Ωκεανό, και θα είναι ενεργοί ως 3D2NB από 30 Νοεμβρίου έως 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2024. QSL και για τα δύο callsigns via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via W7YAQ.
FY - Sebastien, F8DQZ will be active as FY/F8DQZ from Macouria, French Guiana between 28 October and 8 November. This will be a spare time operation on the HF bands. QSL direct to F5OZC.
GM - Five members of the Paisley Amateur Radio Club (GM0PYM) will be active as GS0PYM from Eilean Buidhe (EU-005), one of Scotland's smallest inhabited islands, on 1-4 November. They will operate SSB and some FT8 and CW on 80-10 metres with at least two stations. QSL via operators' instructions.
HC8 - K2IN (HC5CW) and HC2AP will be active as HD8CW from San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands (SA-004) on 19-28 November. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 with two stations, and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as HC5CW/8. QSLs via M0OXO.
HR - Alex, K6VHF will be active again as K6VHF/HR9 from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras on 3-9 November. He will operate mainly digital modes on various bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
I - 4U30B is the special callsign issued to the 4U1GSC Amateur Radio Club to mark the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Global Service Centre in Brindisi, Italy. Look for activity between 15 November and 31 December. QSL via 9A2AA. JD1_oga- Once again Makoto, JI5RPT will be active as JD1BLY from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara on 7-10 November. He will operate FT8, CW and SSB on 40-6 metres and satellite, with a focus on GreenCube and FT8 on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, eQSL, or direct to home call.
ON - The ONZ Oostkust Radioclub (ON6HC) will be active on all bands and modes as OT80CLM on 1-11 November. The special callsign's suffix stands for Canadian Liberation March, the annual event that celebrates the liberation of the town of Knokke on (1 November 1944). QSL via eQSL. See https://www.onz.be/ot80clm-
PA - Members of Radio Club Limburg will be active as PF16F on 1-30 November (https://rclb.nl/pf16f). This special event is intended to be a "Farewell to the Fighting Falcon", as the Royal Netherlands Air Force has officially retired its F-16 jets after 45 years of service. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau, direct cards should be sent to PD8RW.
PY - Special station PR5LM will be active on various bands and modes, and on QO-100, throughout the month of November in honour of the memory of Father Roberto Landell de Moura (1861-1928), a pioneer of wireless audio transmission. QSL via SP7CVW and LoTW.
S9 - Team S9Z [425DXN 1735] now includes 16 operators (5B4AQN, AI8RD / HI8R, CT1BOL, CT1DSV, CT1EEB, CT1END, K0IR, K3VN, KH7U, KJ7KOJ, N2WB, N4XP, N5NHJ / I8NHJ, N6MZ, W7YED and WB4JTT). They will be active from Sao Tome (AF-023) on 11-20 November with six stations - four for general operations (CW, SSB and digital), one for 6 metres and RTTY and one for EME; a position for QO-100 Satellite will also be made available. Plans are for S9Z to operate CW, SSB, FT8 (Super Fox) and RTTY on 160-6 metres (see the band plan on the DXpedition's website), and to use Club Log's Livestream. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or direct to N4NHW; full upload to LoTW within six months after the end of the DXpedition. See https://s9z.org/ for more information and updates.
SM - In November members of Radio Club SK1BL on Gotland Island (EU-020) will be active as SE80TG to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the "Hansa" tragedy. QSL via the bureau. The "Hansa" was a Swedish passenger ship, in use on the route between the mainland and Visby. She was torpedoed and sunk by a Soviet submarine during World War II (24 November 1944); 84 people died and only two survived.
TA - Team TC0F will participate in this weekend's CQ WW DX SSB Contest from Bozcaada (AS-099). QSL via LotW, or direct to TA2BN.
ZD7 - JM1GDA as ZD7G and JF3SFU as ZD7SFU will be active holiday style from ZD7CTO's rental shack on Saint Helena Island (AF-022) on 2-22 November. They will operate mainly FT8 (F/H) with some SSB and slow CW on 160-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home calls.
CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Rudy, DK7PE (https://www.rooody.de/) will be touring the Caribbean in November. Known callsigns include VP2MCW (Montserrat), V4/DK7PE (St Kitts & Nevis), ZF2PE (Cayman Islands), and PJ4/DK7PE/p (Bonaire). This trip will be "a mixture of a DXpedition, antenna experimenting and visiting some of the local radio amateurs". Rudy will operate CW on various bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
EUDXF ACTIVITY MONTH ---> Celebrating the 38th anniversary of the European
DX Foundation, DL0EUF and a number of special callsigns will be activated between 1 and 30 November: AO38EUDXF (Spain); AX38EUDXF (Australia); DU38EUDXF (Philippines); HA38EUDXF (Hungary); ON38EUDXF (Belgium); PA38EUDXF, PB38EUDXF, PC38EUDXF, PD38EUDXF, PE38EUDXF, PF38EUDXF, PG38EUDXF,
PH38EUDXF and PI38EUDXF (Netherlands). QSL via operators' instructions. An award will be available for QSOs made with these and possibly other special callsigns, complete information will be available on https://www.eudxf.eu/.
CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their participation in this year's event (26-27 October, https://cqww.com/rules.htm):
ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL VIA
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02 VE2DXY M/2 Canada LoTW
07 HP3/VA3QR SO Panama VA3QR
07 HQ9X M/2 Honduras KQ1F
08 8P5A SOAB HP Barbados LoTW
08 FG4KH SO Guadeloupe LoTW
08 J62K M/2 St. Lucia LoTW
08 KP4AA M/? Puerto Rico LoTW
08 PJ7PL SO LP Sint Maarten N2HX
08 TO5A M/2 Martinique LoTW
08 V26B M/M Antigua LoTW
08 V47T M/2 St Kitts & Nevis LoTW
08 V48K SOAB LP St Kitts & Nevis LoTW
08 VP2MDM M/S Montserrat LoTW
08 WP3C SOAB LP Puerto Rico M0OXO
09 9Z4BM SO Trinidad & Tobago 9Z4BM
09 FY5FY SOSB 10m French Guiana LoTW
09 FY5KE SOSB 15m French Guiana F6FVY
09 P44W SOAB Aruba LoTW
09 PJ4G M/? Bonaire LoTW
09 PJ4K SOAB Bonaire KU9C
10 HD1A M/M Ecuador LoTW
10 OA7/DD5ZZ SO Peru LoTW
14 CR2B SOAB Azores LoTW
14 LX5M M/S Luxembourg LoTW
14 OZ5W M/M Denmark LoTW
15 IP0A SOAB Sardinia OM2FY
15 TK9R SO HP Corsica IK8UND
20 C40C SOAB Cyprus LoTW
20 TC0F M/? Turkey LoTW
20 TC2E Turkey LoTW
21 4L2M SOSB 40m Georgia EA7FTR
22 AT78I SO India VU2JOS
23 B0A M/2 China BA4TB
24 B1Z M/S China LoTW
24 B4M M/? China LoTW
24 B4S M/S China LoTW
26 E2A M/S Thailand LoTW
27 AH0CO SO Mariana Isls LoTW
27 AH2R M/S Guam LoTW
27 JD1BQP SOAB LP Ogasawara LoTW
27 KH0/KC0W SO Mariana Isls KC0W
27 V63CB SO Micronesia LoTW
28 7A2A M/2 Indonesia LoTW
28 9M6NA SOAB LP East Malaysia LoTW
28 V85RH SOAB HP Brunei LoTW
30 VK1A M/S Australia LoTW
31 C21MM M/2 Nauru DL4SVA
31 KH6J M/M Hawaii AH6OZ
31 KH7M SOAB HP Hawaii LoTW
32 3D2AG/p SO Rotuma 3D2AG
32 E6AQ SO Niue LoTW
32 YJ0CA SO Vanuatu VK2YUS
32 YJ0VV M/2 HP Vanuatu K4NHW
32 ZL7IO SO Chatham Isls LoTW
33 CQ3W SOSB 10m Madeira LoTW
36 ZD7W SOAB St. Helena W6NV
37 7Q1 M/? Malawi EA7FTR
37 7Q2T SOAB LP Malawi LoTW
38 V55Y SO Namibia DK2WH
39 3B9KW SOAB HP Rodrigues LoTW
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/
you all!
